Configuring HP-UX For Peripherals

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Configuring Disk Drives, Disk Arrays, and CD-ROM Drives
5 Configuring Disk Drives, Disk
Arrays, and CD-ROM Drives
This chapter gives procedures and guidelines for configuring hard and
floppy disk drives and disk arrays to SCSI interfaces. Procedures and
guidelines are also provided for configuring CD-ROM drives to SCSI
interfaces.
When configuring a disk drive, disk array, or CD-ROM drive, have
available the following additional documentation:
• Managing Systems and Workgroups
• HP-UX Reference
• Pertinent hardware documentation for the computer, device adapter,
and peripheral device
• Record of your disk configuration
NOTE You can use /usr/sbin/ioscan -C disk to identify disks configured on
your system. You can use /usr/sbin/diskinfo to find out disk
characteristics. Once you have configured a disk and are creating a file
system, HP-UX uses the correct disk geometry, without requiring you to
cite an explicit /etc/disktab entry. For backward compatibility, you can
still consult /etc/disktab for disk geometry information on older disks.